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On Monday, May 12th, at approximately 9 AM Pacific (Noon Eastern), Wizards of the Coast will drop The Ultimate Pencil Superdrop for Secret Lair. We broke down the contents of this drop for you back in April, but we felt it was keen to remind you on that day. Since that day is today, let's dive into it!

As a quick reminder, Secret Lair drops now operate on a limited print run system. This means they're no longer printed to demand. Therefore, if you want any particular drop, you should plan to get it soon.

But there's another important thing to keep in mind. As is the case for each superdrop, the cards in these drops come in two or three different styles. Why does this matter? Simply put, it's a matter of price. If you misclick on something, you could be paying between $10 and $60 more. For some reason, the raised foil versions of Everything Is On Fire and VroooOOOMMMMMM! are both $99.99. To this end, we noted back in April that it's a lot of money, but not enough to solely cover free shipping. Ideally, the bonus card in each of those drops would make up the financial slack. However, that's never a sure bet at this time of the drop's release cycle. You'll have to wait to learn more about the bonus cards in question.

The render for the raised foil copy of Underworld Breach from The Ultimate Pencil Superdrop for Secret Lair. Image credit: Wizards of the Coast

Secret Lair Abridged Financial Breakdown

Speaking of prices, nonfoil copies of each of these drops are $29.99, while rainbow foil drops are $39.99. Mechanically speaking, only a handful of these drops come close to hitting either of those marks. Most notably, the drop titled Secret Lair x KEXP: You Are Not Alone stands out as a great value acquisition. Font of MythosFont of Mythos and Concordant CrossroadsConcordant Crossroads are still fairly expensive cards at around $17 apiece. A foil copy of Font of Mythos almost costs the same as a rainbow foil copy of that drop.

Additionally, Featuring: Jay Howell would be worth buying in rainbow foil for the copy of Treasonous OgreTreasonous Ogre alone. Currently, that card stands at a whopping $56.50 in its sole foil iteration from Conspiracy.

But that seems to be where the value drops off for these drops, if you'll excuse the wordplay. Are they still worth it? Yes, if you value the art, but not if you'd prefer one specific card or printing. Raised foils notwithstanding, a lot of these cards will likely be affordable in the future as singles.

Penciling It In

At the time of writing, you have about two hours to get your plans in for this drop. Generally speaking, queues fill up quickly on the day of a drop, so be prepared to potentially wait a bit.

Either way, you can find The Ultimate Pencil Superdrop on the Secret Lair website. And now, let's hear from you. Are you excited to buy any of the drops in this one? Which one is your favorite? What looks the coolest to you? Sound off below!